To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken?

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To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken from the same source as the unknown voltage.

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